All for a bunch of strangers who will probably never utter a word of thanks.

Meanwhile, the people who know you raise eyebrows at your ideas.

They’re boasting a stable, 4-figure monthly income or more as you try to convince them that this is what you want to do for the rest of your life when you don’t even know when your first (or next) dollar will be.

Who in their right mind would choose to be an entrepreneur?

Why would anyone voluntarily accept the longer work hours, fewer weekends and holidays, more responsibility, chronic uncertainty, greater personal risk and struggle … instead of the security and long term rewards of having a career?